insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
ago; since; before; previous
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mashed boiled green soybeans
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
courteous; decorous; polite
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
interruption; suspension; break
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
single word; a few words; brief comment
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
personal; individual; private